North Korea opens new beer hall serving pints made in former Wiltshire brewery A brand new beer hall has opened up in North Korea – but the brewery making the country’s favourite beer has an unusual origin story.
The new beer hall features Taedonggang Beer branding – unsurprising as that’s the most popular beer in North Korea – but there are global beers on tap too.
Gang Bong Suk, manager at the beer hall, said: ‘Here in Rimhung Street, this Hwasong Taedonggang Beer Restaurant was built thanks to our respected General Secretary, who wants our people to enjoy a better life.
Daily life, past breweries, UK - 25 Sep 2024] ‘Our Hwasong Taedonggang Beer Restaurant has two floors and has beer halls, separate rooms, and balconies, so customers can have a good time here in any of these places.’.
Ushers of Trowbridge was a brewery in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, between 1824 and 2000. he brewery equipment was sold for ?1.5M to North Korea via German broker Uwe Oehms.
